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Seabiscuit
"You don't throw away a whole life just because its a little busted." This is one of the great quotable quotes of the movie and there are more. The screenplay of this movie is about a horse, its owner, trainer, and jockey. The story is about triumph over adversity, and it's a great story. The movie is based on a best seller, and a true story. Even with Hollywood's embellishment it's totally believable. I love a story like this and this one has the attributes of a great movie. You laugh and cry, but in the end you feel good. On the Yahoo site the critics average is a B+ and the Users average A, so everyone seems to agree this is one good movie. There is some sexuality, and there is language and perhaps some adult themes that, if you decide to take small children, adult supervision is definitely needed. Still the positive theme makes it a family movie. You can read lots more from the critics if you want more insight, but Judy [who saw it in Texas] and I enjoyed this movie and highly recommend it.
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Storyline From Yahoo: This is the true story of a former bicycle repairman, Charles Howard (Bridges), who made his fortune introducing the automobile to the American West, and who owned a small, knobbly-kneed horse called Seabiscuit. Howard teamed up with a half-blind ex-boxing prize fighter, Red Pollard (Maguire), who became the horse's jockey and a former "mustang breaker" Wild West performer called "The Lone Plainsman", Tom Smith (Cooper), who became the horse's trainer. As the United States struggled through the Great Depression, people around the country followed with rapt interest of the Seabiscuit story, leading to his win of the Horse of the Year honors in 1938.
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